sizzling heat wave in northern Indian plains and the long weekend has led to thousands of tourists thronging to various destinations in Madhya Pradesh.More of Lac tourists are expected to reach the state for the Good Friday weekend, according to representatives of the hospitality industry.
"As usual, the response of tourists is good. But this time, a long weekend is the added advantage of tourism. Most of our hotels have a huge book, 'Development Corporation (HPTDC) Managing Director Yogesh Behl said is important for.
The corporation has 57 economic and high-end hotels across the country with 1070 rooms that are 2320-bed capacity. It also runs 60 restaurants and cafes.
more than 50,000 tourists are expected to come to Shimla and nearby tourist resorts on Friday, according to estimates of the Department of Tourism.
Harna Kukreja, president of the Restaurant Association, said: "As the heat wave intensified in the plains, tourist arrivals were picked up in Shimla. But this time we are expected to hold 50,000 more visitors because of the long weekend."
He said 80 percent of reservations are made well in advance.
most wanted destinations, and this time, about 250 km from Shimla and nearby areas, tourism representatives, he said.
'This summer also, Manali has emerged as the hub of tourists, mainly due to accumulation of snow in the nearby areas of the city, "Gajinder Thakur, general secretary of the Association of Hoteliers Manali, he said.
He said most tourists are preferring to visit Marhi trail, about 32 km from Manali, enjoy skiing, snow scooter rides and tobogganing.
Manali is only the hill country of destination from which tourists can easily reach the slopes.
"Especially coming from Jaipur to enjoy the cool surroundings. In our town, the temperature touching 40 degrees Celsius here (in Marhi) we really enjoy the snowcapped fun," Tourist Vikrant Parmar said.
tourist destinations like Narkanda, Kasauli, Palampur, Chamba and Dalhousie are also getting good response from tourists.
Himachal Pradesh, whose economy depends heavily on tourism, attracted 11,437,155 visitors, including 400,583 foreigners last year. This year, 917,807 people visited the state to 28 February
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